Victorian state election, 1958

Victorian state election, 1958

31 May 1958

All 66 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly   First party Second party Third party   Leader Henry Bolte Ernie Shepherd Herbert Hyland Party Liberal and Country Labor Country Leader since 3 May 1953 9 August 1957 1955 Leader's seat Hampden Footscray Gippsland South Last election 33 seats 20 seats 11 seats Seats won 39 seats 18 seats 9 seats Seat change 6 2 2 Percentage 37.18% 37.69% 9.30% Swing 0.60 5.12 0.24

Premier before election Henry Bolte Liberal and Country Elected Premier Henry Bolte Liberal and Country

Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 31 May 1958 to elect the 66 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. This was the last time Assembly elections were held separately from those for the Legislative Council.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Victorian state election, 31 May 1958[1] Legislative Assembly << 1955 — 1961 >>
Enrolled voters		1,478,065
Votes cast		1,392,813		Turnout	94.23	+0.21
Informal votes		24,760		Informal	1.78	-0.42
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	515,638	37.69	+5.12	18	−2
	Liberal and Country	508,678	37.18	-0.60	39	+6
	Democratic Labor	197,380	14.43	+1.82	0	−1
	Country	127,228	9.30	-0.24	9	−2
	Independent	17,770	1.30	-2.23	0	−1
	Other	1,359	0.10	-0.40	0	±0
Total		1,368,053			66
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal and Country	790,149	57.8	–0.1
	Labor	577,904	42.2	+0.1

See also

• Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1958
• Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958

References

1. Election held on 31 May 1958, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).